B12 Fengmen ( V 12 )

Location - - 1 . 5 cun lateral to the Du Meridian , at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra .

Indications Common cold , cough , fever and headache , neck rigidity , backache .

Method Puncture obliquely - 0 . 5 - 0 . 7 inch . Moxibustion is applicable 

Vasculature The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein .

Innervation Superficially , the medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the second and third thoracic nerves ; deeper , their lateral cutaneous branches .